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17 Facts About Russell Bromage

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Russell Bromage was born on 9 November 1959 and is an English former footballer who played as a wing-back.

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Russell Bromage played 402 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 15 goals.

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Russell Bromage spent a brief part of 1983 on loan at Oldham Athletic.

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Russell Bromage later entered Sussex non-League football with Southwick, Littlehampton Town, Shoreham and Whitehawk.

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Russell Bromage joined the Port Vale youth team on account of his father, who supported the club.

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Russell Bromage signed professional forms in October 1977, with the club in the Third Division and under the management of Bobby Smith.

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Russell Bromage moved from midfield to left full-back, and with his performances there, he was voted Player of the Year by the club's supporters.

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8.

Russell Bromage served as club captain and was rated as an excellent captain by teammate Robbie Earle.

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Russell Bromage went on to finish the campaign with 42 appearances, scoring one goal against Wigan Athletic, as the club were relegated under new manager John Rudge.

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Russell Bromage's consistency won him a place on the PFA Team of the Year for a second time.

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Russell Bromage played 402 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 15 goals.

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However, Russell Bromage was sidelined for 13 months after undergoing surgery on both of his Achilles heels.

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Russell Bromage played only one game in the club's run to the play-off final.

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Russell Bromage instead joined Fourth Division Maidstone United on loan, playing three games.

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Russell Bromage later served Southwick as a player-manager and Littlehampton Town as player-manager.

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Russell Bromage played for Shoreham, before being appointed joint manager with John Byrne in August 1997.

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Russell Bromage worked for Opta Sports providing reports on match-days.